Via PTI
NEW DELHI: The Preferrred Courtroom on Thursday held that each one ladies, regardless of their marital standing, are entitled to secure and prison abortion until 24 weeks of being pregnant beneath the Clinical Termination of Being pregnant (MTP) Act.
A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, JB Pardiwala and AS Bopanna delivered the decision at the interpretation of the MTP Act, and whether or not single or unmarried ladies may also be allowed like their married opposite numbers the good thing about abortion as much as 24 weeks.
The highest court docket mentioned the honour between married and single ladies beneath the abortion regulations is “synthetic and constitutionally unsustainable” and perpetuates the stereotype that best married girl are sexually energetic.
The bench, on August 23, had reserved its verdict on interpretation of the MTP Act provisions which makes a difference between married and single ladies at the factor of abortion until 24 weeks of being pregnant.
NEW DELHI: The Preferrred Courtroom on Thursday held that each one ladies, regardless of their marital standing, are entitled to secure and prison abortion until 24 weeks of being pregnant beneath the Clinical Termination of Being pregnant (MTP) Act.
A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, JB Pardiwala and AS Bopanna delivered the decision at the interpretation of the MTP Act, and whether or not single or unmarried ladies may also be allowed like their married opposite numbers the good thing about abortion as much as 24 weeks.
The highest court docket mentioned the honour between married and single ladies beneath the abortion regulations is “synthetic and constitutionally unsustainable” and perpetuates the stereotype that best married girl are sexually energetic.
The bench, on August 23, had reserved its verdict on interpretation of the MTP Act provisions which makes a difference between married and single ladies at the factor of abortion until 24 weeks of being pregnant.